Blanka Pillár
Sep 4, 2023
F-word: The Past and Present of Feminism
Feminism is a broad, multifaceted system of ideas ubiquitous in this ever-changing world, yet not easily defined. It is at once a centuri...
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Mahsa Forghani
Jun 8, 2022
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Blanka Pillár
Sep 4, 20234 min read
F-word: The Past and Present of Feminism
Feminism is a broad, multifaceted system of ideas ubiquitous in this ever-changing world, yet not easily defined. It is at once a centuri...
Danielle Uehara
Jul 22, 20228 min read
The End of Roe
For almost 50 years, Roe v. Wade has protected a woman’s rights to abortion, but on June 24, the landmark precedent was overturned...
Mahsa Forghani
Jun 8, 20226 min read
The Recent Leaked Draft to Overturn Roe v. Wade May Impact Much More Than Abortion
On May 14, 2022, an estimated 17,000 people in Washington D.C ― and thousands more across the nation ― congregated either in support of...
Emily Zavala
May 24, 20222 min read
Transgender Athletes in Sports
Iowa State Governor Kim Reynolds passed a law prohibiting transgender women from competing in high school to college level sports...
Breanna Crossman
May 16, 20223 min read
Twitter Bans Ads That Deny Science on Global Warming
On Friday, April 22, Twitter announced it would ban ads that deny science on global warming. In a statement outlining the new policy...
Matthew Inui
Apr 2, 20224 min read
Florida Education Bill Causes National Controversy
Two weeks after passage in the House, the Florida Senate voted to pass SB 1834, the Parental Rights in Education Bill, on March 8, 2022...
Hayleigh Evans
Oct 29, 20214 min read
The Supreme Court Reconsiders Abortion Laws
In Texas and Mississippi, the Roe v. Wade court case from 1973 has fallen under reconsideration. Roe v. Wade has stood strong for nearly...
Audrey Kim
Jul 4, 20213 min read
The Sentencing of Derek Chauvin, and What Comes Next
Derek Chauvin, a former officer at the Minneapolis Police Department, was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison on June 25...
Hayleigh Evans
May 18, 20213 min read
The Death of Daunte Wright
Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd appeased many BLM supporters with a slight victory, but another case has arisen...
Audrey Kim
May 9, 20213 min read
A Closer Look at the Shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant
On April 20, 2021, Ma’Khia Bryant, a black woman, died at the hands of the police. Across the nation, citizens took to social media...
Ariel Donato
Apr 24, 20214 min read
Understanding the Derek Chauvin Trial
On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Department officers responded to a call regarding George Floyd’s use of a fake $20 bill...
Jana Abulaban
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Increasing Attacks on Asian Americans
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an alarming increase in racially motivated violence or other hate crimes...
Hayleigh Evans
Mar 25, 20216 min read
Reflecting on Domestic Terrorism in America
After violent incidents in recent years, domestic terrorism has emerged as a major concern throughout the U.S. Even more than before...
Audrey Kim
Nov 16, 20205 min read
A Breakdown of Political Polarization
Political polarization has maintained an overwhelming influence on the realm of politics for a number of years...
Alexssa Takeda
Oct 16, 20206 min read
Black Lives Matter: A Local Movement with a Global Impact
The Black Lives Matter movement has risen to an international scale and has the potential to change the results of the 2020 election.
Michaela Dumlao
Jul 26, 20204 min read
The Future of Police Reform
Crowds and police clash after a Donald Trump rally in Phoenix, AZ. (AJ Colores/Unsplash.com) As the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna...
Lindsey Kim
Jun 1, 20209 min read
George Floyd: A Summary of the Death that Changed the Nation
On May 25, 46-year-old George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A grocery store called Cup Foods on Chicago Avenue South called the...
Ashley Kim
Feb 11, 20203 min read
The Decades-Long Debate over the Equal Rights Amendment
Nearly a century after its initial proposal, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has returned to the forefront of politics. Although the...
Ashley Kim
Jan 20, 20203 min read
DACA: The Divide Over Immigration
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ― otherwise known as DACA ― gives the children of illegal immigrants a temporary reprieve from the...
Krischan Jung
Mar 10, 20192 min read
Jussie Smollett Incident Timeline
Victim or criminal? Fox’s Empire actor, Jussie Smollett, was recently charged for filing a fake hate crime as a police report. The...
Krischan Jung
Feb 21, 20193 min read
Virginia Governor's Late Term Abortion Controversy
📷 Pro-life and Pro-choice supporters have been lobbying for their beliefs ever since the Supreme Court ruling in 1973, Roe v. Wade,...
Daibik Chakraborty
Jan 22, 20193 min read
New Decision Made on the Status of Transgender Service Members
The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military medical policy was put to an end on September 20, 2011 and it was the first step taken to expand the...
Krischan Jung
Jan 7, 20193 min read
Banning E-Cig Flavors
📷 The use of E-cigarettes is becoming very popular among teenagers. A majority of these adolescents start smoking actual cigarettes...
Krischan Jung
Nov 29, 20182 min read
Legal Drug Injection Sites
Four decades ago, President Nixon declared the War on Drugs to combat drug use and narcotic trade. The United States has taken measures...
Daibik Chakraborty
Oct 1, 20182 min read
Executive Order 13847: Increasing Retirement Security
📷 Overview Executive Order 1387 aims to increase retirement security for retired Americans by decreasing regulations that burden small...
Krischan Jung
Aug 17, 20181 min read
New California Measure to Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Hold Public Office
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) On April 30, 2018, California Senate Bill 174 (SB174) was introduced by Senator Ricardo Lara. The bill, co...
Krischan Jung
Aug 14, 20182 min read
Public Response to ICE-2018
ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, has recently been under scrutiny by the public as well as some politicians in light...
Krischan Jung
Aug 14, 20182 min read
Trump Administration Family Separation Policy: A Neutral View on Civilian and Government Responses
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) The policies have received condemnation for excessive cruelty, ineffectiveness, the slow process of...
NCJ Editors
Aug 11, 20182 min read
Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy 2018
📷 As part of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance policy”, new protocols for immigration agencies were implemented on April 6,...
Krischan Jung
Aug 10, 20183 min read
President Trump's Immigration Promises and Reforms: 2016-2018
(Edited by Daibik Chakraborty) In the 2016 presidential elections, one of candidate Donald Trump’s main campaign issues was the topic of...
Krischan Jung
Aug 9, 20182 min read
Trump Administration Reverses Affirmative Action Guidelines
The term “affirmative action” was first used in Executive Order No. 10925, signed by President John F. Kennedy on March 6, 1961. In...
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